Welcome to I & H Brown

Thank you for visiting our website. We are a privately-owned company, with no external shareholders and with family members working at all levels of the business. From small beginnings more than half a century ago, we have grown into a diverse and successful organisation which has a history of controlled and consistent diversification and growth.

Civil Engineering remains the largest part of our company, with four other divisions providing diversity and stability. Civil engineering typically contributes more than 90% of our annual turnover, over a wide variety of activities. As this website shows, we have evolved a great deal from the emphasis on earthworks that many will remember from our early days.

Our company is enviably diverse, but is integrated effectively by a compact senior management team with short lines of communication and the authority to take decisions quickly. Our policy has always been to take a long-term strategic view and to encourage growth through prudent evolution and re-investment of our profits. Our thorough financial and commercial controls ensure that the health of the business is closely monitored and that decisions are based on sound evidence and risk management.

We hope that you will find the site to be an interesting and informative introduction to what we can offer.

I want to record our satisfaction at the way I & H Brown has delivered the Balance of Plant civil, electrical and infrastructure works. It was a big ask to get the infrastructure works "ready for turbines" six months after mobilising but you have achieved this whilst maintaining the high standards of Safety, Environmental and Quality management that we require. The approach by your team has always been courteous and professional. As you know we have had a wide range of visitors to the site and they have all remarked on the high standard of site tidiness, which immediately gives an indication of your approach to the work. Your selection of subcontractors has generally enhanced delivery of the project and as your own workload on site nears completion, you are delivering your role as Principal Contractor with the turbine contractor in the same proactive, collaborative manner.

2020 Renewables

During the construction of Cia Aig Hydro Scheme we found I & H Brown to be competent and professional on what was a technically difficult project in a challenging environment. A cooperative and proactive approach was taken to resolving the many challenges, ensuring that safety, environmental protection and quality were a priority. We believe there was a good and trusting working relationship throughout the project which made for a congenial working environment and the ultimate success of the project.